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Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy
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ANS Student Conference 2025
April 3–5, 2025
Albuquerque, NM|The University of New Mexico
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El Salvador: Looking to nuclear
In 2022, El Salvador’s leadership decided to expand its modest, mostly hydro- and geothermal-based electricity system, which is supported by expensive imported natural gas and diesel generation. They chose to use advanced nuclear reactors, preferably fueled by thorium-based fuels, to power their civilian efforts. The choice of thorium was made to inform the world that the reactor program was for civilian purposes only, and so they chose a fuel that was plentiful, easy to source and work with, and not a proliferation risk.
Technical Session|Sponsored by MSTD
Wednesday, November 16, 2022|8:00–9:45AM MST|Kaibab
Session Chair:
Yi Xie
Alternate Chair:
Jake R. Quincey
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Neutronics Analysis of Silicon Carbide Composite Sandwich Cladding Design in APR-1400
8:00–8:20AM MST
Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.)
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Review Activities of Accident Tolerant Fuel in United Arab Emirates
8:20–8:40AM MST
Mohammad Alrwashdeh (Khalifa Univ.), Mohamed Ali (Khalifa Univ.), Maithah M. Alaleeli (Khalifa Univ.), Nouf T. Alhattawi (Khalifa Univ.)
Pilot-Plant for Production of TRISO Fuel Kernels
8:40–9:00AM MST
Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Jonah Pechenik (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Cara McAvoy (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Presented by Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Design, Fabrication, and Operation of Pilot-Scale Chemical Vapor Deposition Equipment
9:00–9:20AM MST
Stephanie H. Bruffey (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian C. Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
Manufacturing of TRISO and FCM® Nuclear Fuel and Core Materials for Ultra Safe Nuclear and Other Advanced Reactors
9:20–9:40AM MST
Kurt Terrani (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Barry Spencer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Michael Trammell (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Brian Jolly (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Charles Lewinsohn (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.), Mitchell Meyer (Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp.)
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